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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 (Disease)

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Title: 'Clear and present danger': Petition calls on feds to ban non-essential travel due to COVID-19 variants | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/clear-and-present-danger-petition-calls-on-feds-to-ban-non-essential-travel-due-to-covid-19-variants-1.5277125

Description: Fears the COVID-19 variants could spread through Canada, causing the pandemic to get even worse, has a number of health officials calling on the federal government to take further action to ban non-essential travel.

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Subject:   COVID Strategic Choices Variants of Concern Greenhill, Robert,  Horgan, John ,  Beta Variant

Title: All bark and no bite? Still no enforcement of B.C. travel ban | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/4/27/1_5405039.html

Description: Several days after the B.C. government implemented a bold ban on non-essential travel in the province, officials admit there is still no enforcement.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Horgan, John ,  Farnworth, Mike Vancouver Police Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Title: Premier, officials concerned about U.S. travellers on Vancouver Island, Quadra Island | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/vancouver-island/2020/7/2/1_5008538.html

Description: As U.S. health officials announce record-breaking daily COVID-19 infections, Vancouver Island's regional tourism communities are on edge. According to B.C. Premier John Horgan, small destinations on Vancouver Island are tracking incidents where American travellers have been spotted.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Pacheedaht First Nation Abram, Jim Port Renfrew General Store San Juan Market

Title: Coronavirus: B.C. premier raises ‘Alaska loophole’ with feds amid U.S. vehicle sightings | Globalnews.ca

URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/7134171/coronavirus-b-c-premier-raises-alaska-loophole-with-feds-amid-u-s-vehicle-sightings/

Description: B.C. Premier John Horgan says he’s raised concerns with the federal government about vehicles with U.S. licence plates being spotted at Vancouver hotels and in more remote parts of the province.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Pacheedaht First Nation Freeland, Chrystia Henry, Bonnie Port Renfrew General Store

Title: Province keeps B.C. moving: Funding inter-city bus service, regional airports | March 9, 2021 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021PREM0019-000422/

Description: British Columbians will have continued access to essential transportation as a result of a new grant to support inter-city bus service and medical evacuation needs through regional airports.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Wilson’s Group of Companies BC Aviation Council,  Horgan, John ,  Fleming, Rob Pacific Western Group of Companies

Title: "While masks are no longer mandatory, I'm still wearing mine with groups of people I don't know or when I'm on the ferry."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6G7iEXUUAQEea4?format=jpg&name=large

Description: John Horgan on Twitter: "While masks are no longer mandatory, I'm still wearing mine with groups of people I don't know or when I'm on the ferry. Masks are also strongly recommended until you're fully vaccinated. Let's respect everyone's comfort levels as we safely come back together."

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Subject:   Horgan, John

Title: [John Horgan wearing mask while on the ferry]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6G7jWUUYAMZpS9?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: John Horgan on Twitter: "While masks are no longer mandatory, I'm still wearing mine with groups of people I don't know or when I'm on the ferry. Masks are also strongly recommended until you're fully vaccinated. Let's respect everyone's comfort levels as we safely come back together."

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Subject:   Horgan, John

Title: B.C. announces $27M in grants for bus operators, regional airports | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-announces-27m-in-grants-for-bus-operators-regional-airports-1.5340221

Description: The B.C. government has announced more than $27 million in grants to support regional airports and intercity bus travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Horgan, John ,  Wilson's Transportation Wilson, John Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs

Title: B.C. cracks down on non-essential travel aboard BC Ferries | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-cracks-down-on-non-essential-travel-aboard-bc-ferries-1.5393711

Description: As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in British Columbia, BC Ferries is set to tighten its rules around non-essential travel.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Horgan, John ,  Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort

Title: Many islanders optimistic about summer with health restrictions expected to ease next week | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/many-islanders-optimistic-about-summer-with-health-restrictions-expected-to-ease-next-week-1.5439168

Description: With the May long weekend upon us and circuit breaker restrictions still in effect, it appears people are playing by the rules.

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Subject:   McNeill, Lisa Swinburnson, Margot Kingston, Paul Molly's Fish and Chips Melvin, Lindsey Vaccinations,  Horgan, John ,  BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association Tostenson, Ian BC Ferries Humphries, Tessa

Title: Mounties clear blockade targeting tourists heading to western Vancouver Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mounties-clear-blockade-targeting-tourists-heading-to-western-vancouver-island-1.4856861

Description: Mounties on Vancouver Island have cleared a highway blockade that residents had erected in an effort to prevent the novel coronavirus from reaching the island's western communities of Tofino and Ucluelet.

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Subject:   Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sutton Pass,  Horgan, John ,  Islee, Jay Manseau, Chris

Title: Vancouver Island's intercity buses are getting a boost. But remote communities may still be left behind | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-island-s-intercity-buses-are-getting-a-boost-but-remote-communities-may-still-be-left-behind-1.5349621

Description: Some intercity bus companies on Vancouver Island are going to be fuelled by a $10.7-million COVID-19 cash injection from the B.C. government over the next year.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Province of British Columbia Wilson's Group of Companies Fleming, Rob Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Tofino Bus Vancouver Island Connector Passenger Transportation Board Waivin Flags Taxi Babchuk, Michele Smith, Angela Greyhound

Title: B.C. ferry union asks feds to ditch car deck regulation | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-ferry-union-asks-feds-to-ditch-car-deck-regulation/

Description: The union representing ­workers at B.C. Ferries has asked ­Transport Canada to review its decision to ban passengers from remaining in their vehicles on the lower car decks during ­sailings.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Transport Canada,  Horgan, John ,  BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union

Title: B.C. premier says it's 'outrageous' people are travelling to Vancouver Island, but has no plans to stop it | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5978321

Description: Premier John Horgan has no plans to impose travel restrictions between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland, despite warnings that a recent spike in COVID-19 infections is at least partly the result of travel.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  BC Ferries Henry, Bonnie Variants of Concern Island Health Stanwick, Richard Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort Gamma Variant

Title: What you need to know about B.C.'s travel restrictions | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-new-travel-restrictions-1.5993919

Description: Travel restrictions announced earlier by B.C. Premier John Horgan were formalized under the provincial Emergency Program Act on Friday, April 23, becoming effective immediately. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the new orders are meant to limit non-essential travel and curb the spread of COVID-19. The restriction will be in place at least until the end of the May 24 long weekend because, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, that's when the province expects to have vaccinated 60 per cent of B.C.'s adult population.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Farnworth, Mike BC Parks,  Horgan, John

Title: Petition: Keep the mandatory mask requirements on public transit in B​.​C. | Change.org

URL: https://www.change.org/p/keep-the-mandatory-mask-requirements-on-public-transit-and-ride-share-in-b-c/

Description: No matter what you think about the upcoming changes to mask mandates and vaccination requirements, it is abundantly clear that a mask or face covering requirement must be kept on public transit and ride-share vehicles—even if the requirement has been lifted in other public places.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Dix, Adrian Henry, Bonnie BC Transit,  Horgan, John ,  TransLink

Title: Petition: Calling on the BC government to lock down the borders to help stop COVID-19 spread | Change.org

URL: https://www.change.org/p/premier-of-british-columbia-calling-on-the-bc-government-to-lock-down-the-borders-to-help-stop-covid-19-spread/

Description: Mr. Horgan it is imperative that you close the border--for one month--to non-essential air, ground and sea traffic and quarantine travellers so COVID-19 can be contained and stopped.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: B.C. announces $50M to help anchor attractions bounce back from COVID-19 pandemic | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-announces-50m-in-grants-to-help-anchor-attractions-bounce-back-from-covid-19-pandemic-796103/

Description: The B.C. government will provide up to $50 million in grants to help the hard-hit tourism sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Horgan, John ,  The Butchart Gardens Mark, Melanie

Title: Mask-wearing still popular despite lifting of public health order | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/mask-wearing-still-popular-despite-lifting-of-public-health-order-982306/

Description: It could take time for people to get used to a mask-less world.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Bishop's Family Cycles Kemp, Rob Marshall, Deborah BC Ferries University of Victoria Moody, Lia

Title: ‘Our united coast’: Haida Nation hosts virtual COVID-19 travel restriction town hall | Haida Gwaii Observer

URL: https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/our-united-coast-haida-nation-hosts-virtual-covid-19-travel-restriction-town-hall/

Description: Indigenous, municipal leaders discussed travel restrictions on Haida Gwaii, north and central coasts.

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Subject:   Council of the Haida Nation Haida Nation Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis Schooner, Samuel Webber, Wally Slett, Marilyn Innes, Linda Pages, Barry Olsen, Kris Reece, Garry Province of British Columbia Central Coast Regional District Nuxalk Nation Heiltsuk Nation Gitxaala Nation Village of Masset North Coast Regional District Village of Queen Charlotte Lax Kw'alaams Band Fisheries and Oceans Canada Lax Kw'alaams Band Northern Health Baker, Dan,  Horgan, John ,  Gwaii Trust Society Village of Daajing Giids

Title: Haida Gwaii state of emergency and luxury lodges: A timeline of 2020 | Haida Nation

URL: https://www.haidanation.ca/haida-gwaii-state-of-emergency-and-luxury-lodges-a-timeline-of-2020/

Description: The following provides a chronology of events leading up to the Haida Gwaii State of Emergency and the resulting conflict with some of the sport fishing lodges operating in Haida Territories.

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Subject:   Haida Nation Council of the Haida Nation Old Massett Village Council Skidegate Band Council Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site BC Ferries,  Horgan, John ,  Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis Province of British Columbia Government of Canada Heiltsuk Nation Nuxalk Nation Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation Wuikinuxv Nation Fisheries and Oceans Canada Henry, Bonnie Peregrine Lodge Langara Island Lodge Queen Charlotte Safaris Sandspit Adventures Escott Lodge Naden Lodge Queen Charlotte Lodge Langara Fishing Lodge West Coast Fishing Club Clive, Brian Haida Gwaii Co-op Inland Air TLC Automotive Services North Arm Transportation Clough, Paul

Title: Tourism operators frustrated by B.C.’s lag on travel restrictions | Canada's National Observer

URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/04/22/news/tourism-operators-frustrated-bc-lag-travel-restrictions-covid/

Description: Some Vancouver Island tourism operators say they’re paying the price because B.C. failed to act sooner to curb spiking COVID-19 case numbers.

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Subject:   Horgan, John ,  Province of British Columbia BC Ferries Farnworth, Mike Gorge Harbour Marina Resort Dougan, Bill McMartin, Lynden Taku Resort and Marina Island Health Everett, Anthony Tourism Vancouver Island

Title: COVID-19 Sunshine Coast emergency operations centre bulletin | May 12, 2020 | District of Sechelt

URL: https://www.sechelt.ca/Portals/0/public%20document%20library/Public%20Notices/2020-05-12%20Emergency%20Operations%20Centre%20%20COVID%20Bulletin%2016.pdf

Description: This is the official communication for the Level 2 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for the Sunshine Coast Regional District, District of Sechelt, Sechelt Indian Government District and Town of Gibsons.

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Subject:   District of Sechelt Sunshine Coast Regional District Town of Gibsons shíshálh Nation,  Horgan, John ,  BC Ferries BC Parks Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Title: After B.C. scraps mask mandates, Premier John Horgan describes COVID-19 as an airborne disease | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/after-bc-scraps-mask-mandates-premier-john-horgan-describes-covid-19-as-an-airborne-disease/

Description: There's been a great deal of frustration among some healthcare workers and educators over the B.C. government's approach to COVID-19. At the centre of this has been the reluctance of health authorities to accept that COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by the airborne route.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Heighton, Jennifer,  Horgan, John ,  Ventilation Barton, Adriana World Health Organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Daly, Patricia Island Health Jimenez, Jose-Luis Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Prather, Kimberly University of British Columbia TransLink BC Transit BC Ferries National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Title: #FireBonnie—there, someone in the media finally said it! | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/news/firebonnie-there-someone-in-media-finally-said-it/

Description: The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is only one of many chefs in this noxious kitchen that is spreading COVID-19 across our province. And that is generating tremendous fear in the immunocompromised, those with comorbidities, and their families.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian,  Horgan, John ,  Eby, David Simons, Nicholas Whiteside, Jennifer Fleming, Rob BC Ferries Russell, Joy TransLink Protect Our Province BC Safe Schools Coalition BC BC School Covid Tracker Vaccinations Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Govender, Kasari

Title: A road map to reinstating indoor mask mandates in B.C. to fight the spread of COVID-19 | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/news/a-road-map-to-reinstating-indoor-mask-mandates-in-bc-to-fight-spread-of-covid-19/

Description: What can be done to alleviate the worst effects of the B.C. government's decision to lift mask mandates?

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Eby, David,  Horgan, John ,  BC Liberal Party Player, Doug Twitter Social Media TransLink Churchill, Ron British Columbia Teachers' Federation Canadian Federation of Students BC Human Rights Tribunal Greenhalgh, Trisha BC Ferries BC Transit Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Civil Liberties Association University of British Columbia

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